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A portrait of Imran Khan, Pakistan's prime minister, at a market in Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 5, 2022.

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Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has sparked off a constitutional crisis by dissolving the National Assembly and calling for fresh elections to thwart a no-confidence vote that he was expected to lose. Here is a quick rundown on the crisis.

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